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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 34. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures he is taking to address the severe shortage of childcare provision and early education provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26326/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: What measures is the Minister taking to address the severe shortage of childcare provision and early education provision? I ask him to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I will talk about my county of Cavan but I am sure it is reflective of what is happening elsewhere. The Cavan childcare committee as well as a number of providers have reported a crisis with the provision of childcare, particularly for children aged under two years. Many of the baby rooms are closing because the ratio is three children to one childcare professional. Providers are taking...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I spoke to another service provider based in Blacklion, which is way over in west Cavan. That service has a waiting list of roughly 60. One of the biggest problems there is not space; it is retaining staff because many staff are leaving to become special needs assistants, SNAs, and so on. In addition, many Ukrainian families have been moved into that area. Those parents cannot go out to...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: It is a chicken-and-egg situation. If younger people were getting regular respite services, they might not need residential care as quickly as they do. Quite a number of teenagers go into residential care because they have not received the supports and respite in community they need. They then require residential care. This is linked to independent living. We know people are entitled to...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome that the Government is not opposing this motion. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has acknowledged that respite services are not receiving the support they need and rightfully deserve. These are vital services and must be funded adequately. The Minister of State must ensure all respite services are brought back, initially, to pre-pandemic levels, maintain existing capacity...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Respite plays a key role in supporting family carers and providing good experience for a person with a disability. It can help prevent or at least delay full-time residential placements. It preserves the family unit and supports family stability. I was speaking to a person in my constituency who was looking for respite for a long time for his daughter, who has quite complex needs. He said...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he is taking to resolve the concerns highlighted in a report (details supplied), which identified significant concerns about the environmental accessibility of Irish prisons for people with disabilities, with some individuals being unable to leave their cells or wings for large portions of their prison stay and,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Will the Minister outline the actions he has taken to resolve the concerns highlighted in the report, Making Rights Real for People with Disabilities in Prison, by the Irish Penal Reform Trust?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The report, which was published in 2020, identified significant concerns about the environmental accessibility of Irish prisons. Some individuals were unable to leave their cells or their wings for large portions of their prison stay and had limited access to education, employment and recreational activities. The report makes a number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Training for all staff is also very important so that they have a better understanding of the need not to discipline prisoners for behaviours related to their disability. Solitary confinement for anyone with a disability should be prohibited. It is also recommended that the service would provide quiet cells for those with sensory issues. The Irish Prison Service is doing an excellent...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: A few days ago, the Taoiseach made a comment about my party's policies where he used a term "slow learners". I do not care what the Taoiseach thinks about my party policies. In fact, I would be worried and wondering where we were going wrong if he agreed with them. However, I care about the choice of words because he has caused deep upset to disabled people, especially those with...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the topic of autism and disability assessments and supports today. I thank the Labour Party for bringing this motion forward. All 91 children's disability network teams, CDNTs, are up and running since 2021. The establishment of these teams was part of the reconfiguration of children's disability services and the aim was to ensure fairer access and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I have been informed by parents in Cavan in recent days that the only speech and language therapist employed in the children's disability network team is leaving within a few weeks, which means there will be no speech and language therapist there. The management is actively trying to recruit a therapist but it is having serious issues and problems. I know it is a countrywide problem and is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the fact that it is going to be published in a few weeks, and I sincerely hope that timeline is adhered to because we are a year past the expected date of publication. I hope the plan will see the lack of co-ordination which has existed between housing and other supports being addressed as well. Providing housing is one thing but unless one provides the personal assistance...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: The consultation that led to the new National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 was inclusive and was welcomed positively across the board by disabled people and their representative organisations. It raised hopes and expectations for civil society organisations and their members. More than a year later, however, the housing strategy implementation plan initially expected in...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: As someone who grew up in a rural area, built a house on the farm I grew up on and lived there with my children who attended the same school I did, I certainly support people being allowed to live in a rural area. This is not to say that planning should not be sustainable - it must be and the environment must be protected - but we have to be fair to people who wish to live in a rural...

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I commend the Regional Group on raising this important matter. It is an issue that is discussed regularly at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters and at practically every meeting with disabled people that I attend. It is estimated that by 2026, disabled people will account for 16% of the population and it is crucial that this cohort of society has access to transport supports....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I was contacted regarding a site at Kingscourt in County Cavan. It has been zoned for housing and has the ability to provide 50 to 60 new homes for Kingscourt. A construction company put together a planning application for the site and found out there is not sufficient capacity in the wastewater treatment plant for the town to allow any further development. It has been suggested that a...

Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (26 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: The Good Friday Agreement was signed on 10 April 1998. It is not putting it too strongly to describe it as probably the most important political agreement of our time. It brought an end to almost three decades of conflict and is held up by many internationally as an example of how deep-rooted conflicts can be resolved. It is not perfect. After all, it was a compromise between conflicting...